"Not a single anti-aircraft missile of the Russian armed forces has ever crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border," Russia's Defence Ministry said in a statement Thursday. The ministry further suggested that many of the images investigators used to trace the path of the Buk launcher came from social media and were likely doctored or altered. Suspects were not publicly identified, but investigators said a list of persons of interest has been reduced over the past two years. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report Thursday made the clearest link yet to the involvement of Russian military in the deadly missile strike. In aftermath of the downing of the jet, Russian state media floated a number of conspiracy theories that attempted spread disinformation about the incident.

Source: CBC News May 24, 2018 09:47 UTC